Saga of the Volsungs, pt 1 (Live in Colorado)

Another talk at Meadkrieger (get tickets to the next talk at meadkrieger.com/shop) with a lively retelling of The Saga of the Volsungs, approx. chapter 1-19.
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[@chaosPneumatic]

If this story ever did get a movie, Odin should be played by different actors for each scene he appears. All of them old men with white beards and an eyepatch, just a different guy each time like a mall Santa. And it should never be addressed at all in-story.

[@floriansteiger463]

It did, goes by the name "Nibelungen" ("Nibelungenlied"). A German Saga from the middle ages. Suspected to go way back to 2-3 older Germanic Sagas, merged into this more modern Epos. One of those fragments referring to "Siegfried the Dragonslayer" could be an even older reference to this Germanic victory of Teutoburger Wald. The Dragon might referr to those defeated Roman Legions (think the Roman kavallerie had a dragon like emblem, which might have caused this metapher "Roman Legion" = dragon). But completely christianized story, so no Odin at all (but Brunhild, the Valkyrie, somehow still made it).

[@crbielert]

Man, I look forward to this every month. Wish I could be there in person. Thanks, sir.

[@acaciabaker5935]

Oh theres an audible of your translation?! Added to reading list! The pubhouse talk on Odin was great! Please keep the language semesters going until i can afford them, been following since your start and appreciate what you share.

[@redfernj2557]

I love all the stories about the Volsungs. I've listened to you read your translation on Audible many times. Thank you, I'm excited for this!

[@hive_indicator318]

I believe the academic term is nephson. Well, not academic. More like something I just came up with

[@slee3155]

@14:00 which is why the next Metal/Country band is call the VolSungs. The Volsi singers ... :)

[@alinapopescu872]

The sound's much better in this video.

[@Vsirin]

Utterly fantastic

[@earnestwanderer2471]

I was just wondering how big a venue Dr. Crawford could fill? Are there any applicable conventions that would work? I’d definitely pay to see a talk/presentation, especially with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation of illustrations.

[@JAMC-q1c]

Dr. Crawford, y ou should totally do one of these sessions about the Tattúínárdǿla saga, by this great Icelandic bard Gásvaldur Thorinsson. Are you familiar with the saga or the author?

[@williamsouth1847]

I think the Norse idea about children dividing the inheritance equally kind of manifested itself with the "Rus" state. The "Kyivan Rus" was a centralised entity for like forty years, before splintering into a dozen warring principalities, divided between many Rurikids.

[@beepboop204]

Saga of the Volsungs was the most satisfying of all the old mythy/legendy things i have read

[@tsifj]

Very fun to watch!

[@cspahn3221]

hey, when is part 2?

[@jeiaz]

About "Fafnir leaving one head shorter", there's this saying in Flemish Dutch (maybe also in the Netherlands, I don't know that much) which goes: "Ik zal je eens en kopje korter maken", literaly "I am going to make you one head shorter". Probably just a case of convergent evolution, but funny to see the same idea in the Volsungs' saga.

[@ShagShaggio]

This was fun. I laughed way too hard at the megaphone gag. Cheers!

[@antinn7448]

Great storytelling. Renewing a historic tradition. 2nd the wishing i could have been there in person

[@johanneswerner1140]

For German seakers: get Loriot's version of the commented abbreviated "Ring" (Wagner). Bloody brilliant.

[@ytstigto]

These shorts are great!

[@thomaswillard6267]

Sinfjotli is the ultimate nepobaby

[@SplendidMisanthropy]

The audio… I mean, come on… 😉